Attorney General Issues Cease-and-Desist Letters to Companies Advertising Abortion Pills in Arkansas

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On Tuesday, Attorney General Tim Griffin issued cease-and-desist letters to two companies advertising abortion pills in Arkansas.

Abortion is generally prohibited in Arkansas except to save the life of the mother, and state law prohibits abortion drugs from being delivered “via courier, delivery, or mail service” in Arkansas.

The A.G. sent cease-and-desist letters to the Choices Women’s Medical Center in New York and Aid Access in Amsterdam, Netherlands, demanding that both groups stop promoting and providing abortion pills to Arkansans.

In a statement, the attorney general said,

“Abortions are prohibited in Arkansas except under very limited circumstances. As such, abortion pills may not be legally shipped to Arkansans or brought into the State for use by Arkansans. My office has verified that both Choices Women’s Medical Center, Inc., and Aid Access are advertising the availability of abortion-inducing pills to Arkansans in contravention of our laws.

“These companies must cease and desist advertising relating to the performance of abortion services in Arkansas immediately or face the possibility of lawsuits from my office. As Attorney General, I will continue fighting to enforce the laws of our state.”

Attorney General Griffin says he will sue the companies for violating Arkansas’ Deceptive Trade Practices Act and seek penalties of up to $10,000 per violation, if they do not comply with the cease-and-desist.

Abortion-inducing drugs take the life of an unborn child. They also carry significant health risks for women — including risk of sepsis and death.

Delivering abortion drugs into Arkansas violates state law, and it puts women and unborn children at risk.

Family Council appreciates Attorney General Griffin’s willingness to stand up against these pro-abortion companies from out-of-state.

To read the A.G.’s letter to Aid Access letter, click here.

To read the A.G.’s letter to Choices Women’s Medical Center, click here.

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Jason Isbell Pushes Radical Abortion Agenda at Bentonville Show

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On Saturday musician Jason Isbell used his platform at a Bentonville concert to promote an amendment that would write abortion into the Arkansas Constitution.

Arkansas law generally prohibits abortion except to save the life of the mother. The law also contains clear exceptions for ectopic pregnancy, miscarriage treatment, and other situations.

In a video posted online, Isbell described Arkansas’ “near total abortion ban” as “very bad and very dangerous,” and encouraged those who agree with him to sign the petition for the Arkansas Abortion Amendment of 2024.

Of course, it’s worth pointing out that abortion is very bad and very dangerous. Abortion takes the lives of unborn children, and it carries significant risks and consequences for women.

Right now a group is circulating petitions to place the abortion amendment on the November ballot.

If passed, the amendment would write abortion into the state constitution, allowing thousands of elective abortions in Arkansas every year.

The amendment does not contain any medical licensing or health and safety standards for abortion, and it automatically nullifies all state laws that conflict with the amendment. That jeopardizes even the most basic restrictions on abortion.

The amendment contains sweeping health exceptions that would permit abortion through all nine months of pregnancy in many cases.

The amendment also would pave the way for publicly funded abortion in Arkansas by changing Amendment 68 to the Arkansas Constitution that currently prohibits taxpayer funded abortion in the state.

To date, multiple organizations have come out against the amendment, including:

You can download a copy of the abortion amendment here.

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Group Raises Nearly $350,000 to Put Abortion on the Ballot in Arkansas

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The group working to enshrine abortion into the Arkansas Constitution raised $321,461 last month, according to the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.

The newspaper writes,

Arkansans for Limited Government has raised a total of $348,506 according to a financial disclosure it provided the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.

Cheryl and Edward Huffman of Blytheville were the group’s biggest donors, giving Arkansans for Limited Government $150,000 in April.

Democratic Rep. Denise Garner, of Fayetteville, and her husband Hershey Garner, a physician and chair of Arkansans for Limited Government, donated $50,000 to the group in April. Steve Williams, a small business owner from Beebe, also donated $50,000 to the committee.

If passed, the amendment would write abortion into the state constitution, allowing thousands of elective abortions in Arkansas every year.

The amendment does not contain any medical licensing or health and safety standards for abortion, and it automatically nullifies all state laws that conflict with the amendment. That jeopardizes even the most basic restrictions on abortion.

The amendment contains sweeping health exceptions that would permit abortion through all nine months of pregnancy in many cases.

The amendment also would pave the way for publicly funded abortion in Arkansas by changing Amendment 68 to the Arkansas Constitution that currently prohibits taxpayer funded abortion in the state.

Arkansans have generally opposed taxpayer-funded abortion, but taxpayer-funded abortion through all nine months of pregnancy could become a reality in Arkansas if the abortion amendment passes.

To date, multiple organizations have come out against the amendment, including:

You can download a copy of the abortion amendment here.

Articles appearing on this website are written with the aid of Family Council’s researchers and writers.

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